scholarly journals Rationalizable Suicides: Evidence from Changes in Inmates' Expected Length of Sentence

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Campaniello ◽  
Theodoros Diasakos ◽  
Giovanni Mastrobuoni
Keyword(s):  
Expected Length ◽  
Length Of Sentence

scholarly journals Rationalizable Suicides: Evidence from Changes in Inmates’ Expected Length of Sentence

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 388-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Campaniello ◽  
Theodoros M. Diasakos ◽  
Giovanni Mastrobuoni
Keyword(s):  
Expected Length ◽  
Length Of Sentence

Development and Application of a New PCR Method for Detection of Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Kuzdraliński ◽  
Hubert Szczerba ◽  
Anna Kot ◽  
Agnieszka Ostrowska ◽  
Michał Nowak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Puccinia Triticina ◽  
Blumeria Graminis ◽  
Pyrenophora Tritici Repentis ◽  
Field Samples ◽  
Expected Length ◽  
Pcr Assays ◽  
Primer Sets ◽  
Wheat Leaves ◽  
Species Specific

We developed new PCR assays that target beta-tubulin (<i>TUB2</i>) and 14 alpha-demethylase (<i>CYP51</i>) genes and used them for the species-specific detection of <i>Blumeria graminis</i> f. sp. <i>tritici</i> (<i>Bgt</i>). Based on fungi DNA sequences available in the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) GenBank database we developed simplex and duplex PCR assays. The specificities of the primer sets were evaluated using environmental samples of wheat leaves collected during the 2015/2016 growing season across Poland. Primer sets<i></i> LidBg17/18 and LidBg21/22 strongly amplified fragments of the expected length for all 67 tested samples. Primer specificity was confirmed using field samples of <i>Zymoseptoria tri­tici</i>, <i>Puccinia triticina</i> (syn.<i> P. recondita</i> f. sp.<i> tritici</i>), <i>P. striiformis</i> f. sp.<i> tritici</i>, and <i>Pyrenophora tritici-repentis</i>.

Ứng dụng Lean Six Sigma cho quy trình khám chữa bệnh ngoại trú có BHYT tại một số bệnh viện thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

2021 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Van Dat Truong ◽  
◽  
Thi Hong An Hua ◽  
Dang Tu Nguyen Le ◽  
Thi Hai Yen Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Sigma Model ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Outpatient Services ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Expected Length ◽  
Screening Procedures

Objects: Evaluate the current state of the quality of insured outpatient services (clinical time, patient satisfaction) and evaluate the effectiveness of the LSS improvement in some steps in the process. Methods: Lean Six Sigma applied research is conducted through five steps: Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control from March 2017 to June 2017 in the outpatient care with health insurance in some Ho Chi Minh city hospitals. A survey on 166 outpatients with health insurance was conducted by direct interviews of pre- and post-admission and in consultation with 10 health staff members. Result: 32 causes of ineffective activities were identified in two screening procedures. Then corrective measures were suggested. The goal of improving survey process timing and patient satisfaction is 20%. After improvements in the Lean Six Sigma model, positive results on the timing of the two procedures were obtained, including the expected length of the registration process (<40 minutes) was improved by 13.8%, the expected length of dosage regimen (<20 minutes) was improved by 22.9%, and the satisfaction level of patients was improved by 11.5%. Conclusion: The Lean Six Sigma model is valued for identifying root causes for non-performance activities in the two above-mentioned screening procedures. It is recommended to apply this model to other procedures and other departments in the hospital, to propose remedies or eliminations from the process based on identified causes. Keyword: Lean, process of outpatients treatment

Analysis of a Discrete-Time Geo/G/1 Queue in a Multi-Phase Service Environment with Disasters

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-365
Author(s):  
Tao Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Generating Function ◽  
Discrete Time ◽  
Queueing System ◽  
Supplementary Variable ◽  
Variable Technique ◽  
Service Environment ◽  
Stationary Queue Length ◽  
Expected Length ◽  
Multi Phase ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This paper considers a discrete-time Geo/G/1 queue in a multi-phase service environment, where the system is subject to disastrous breakdowns, causing all present customers to leave the system simultaneously. At a failure epoch, the server abandons the service and the system undergoes a repair period. After the system is repaired, it jumps to operative phase i with probability qi, i = 1, 2 ⋯, n. Using the supplementary variable technique, we obtain the distribution for the stationary queue length at the arbitrary epoch, which are then used for the computation of other performance measures. In addition, we derive the expected length of a cycle time, the generating function of the sojourn time of an arbitrary customer, and the generating function of the server’s working time in a cycle. We also give the relationship between the discrete-time queueing system to its continuous-time counterpart. Finally, some examples and numerical results are presented.

scholarly journals Effects of Handshake Duration on Other Nonverbal Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-74
Author(s):  
Emese Nagy ◽  
Tibor Farkas ◽  
Frances Guy ◽  
Anna Stafylarakis
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Nonverbal Behavior ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Behavior Changes ◽  
Body Movements ◽  
Normal Length ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Expected Length

Although detailed descriptions of proper handshakes partly comprise many etiquette books, how a normal handshake can be described, its proper duration, and the consequences of violating handshake expectations remain empirically unexplored. This study measured the effect of temporal violations of the expected length of a handshake (less than three seconds according to previous studies) administered unobtrusively in a naturalistic experiment. We compared volunteer participants’ ( N = 34; 25 females; 9 males; Mage = 23.76 years, SD = 6.85) nonverbal behavior before and after (a) a prolonged handshake (>3 seconds), (b) a normal length handshake (average length <3 seconds), and (c) a control encounter with no handshake. Frame-by-frame behavioral analyses revealed that, following a prolonged handshake (vs. a normal length or no handshake), participants showed less interactional enjoyment, as indicated by less laughing. They also showed evidence of anxiety and behavioral freezing, indicated by increased hands-on-hands movements, and they showed fewer hands-on-body movements. Normal length handshakes resulted in less subsequent smiling than did prolonged handshakes, but normal length handshakes were also followed by fewer hands-on-face movements than prolonged handshakes. No behavior changes were associated with the no-handshake control condition. We found no differences in participants’ level of empathy or state/trait anxiety related to these conditions. In summary, participants reacted behaviorally to temporal manipulations of handshakes, with relevant implications for interactions in interviews, business, educational, and social settings and for assisting patients with social skills difficulties.

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